Vancouver, Rubick and Reward For Effort add new stakes winners in Australia
New stakes winners
Nine for Vancouver
Woodside Park's Vancouver (Medaglia d'Oro) sired his ninth stakes winner when Canadian Dancer (3 f ex Kicker by Hard Spun) won the Princess Stakes (Listed, 1640m) at Doomben on Saturday. A $50,000 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale buy by Proven Thoroughbreds and Steve O'Dea Racing from the draft of Vinery Stud, Canadian Dancer beat Teranga (Sebring) by a length and a half and took her race record to three wins and three placings in six career starts. Vancouver stood his first six seasons at Coolmore's Hunter Valley farm and will stand his first season in Victoria this year.
Looks like #Vancouver has a G1 QLD Oaks contender after the impressive @DoombenRacing win of @odearacing’s 3yo filly Canadian Dancer for @ProvenTbreds & @BenThompson2102, winning the Listed Princess Stakes @anz_news @TDNAusNZ @VineryStud @inglis_sales @breednet @vicbreeders pic.twitter.com/BDE7uJyXiC
— Woodside Park Stud (@Woodside_Park) April 23, 2022
Four for Rubick
Rubiquitous (3 g ex Novaspirit by Bel Esprit) handed her Swettenham Stud-based sire Rubick (Encosta De Lago) his fourth stakes winner when he won Saturday's Mick Dittman Plate (Listed, 1110m) at Doomben. Trained by Chris Anderson, Rubiquitous beat Miss Hipster (Star Turn) by a neck, with Joyous Legend (Snitzel) third. Rubiquitous was bought by his trainer and Steve Morley Bloodstock for $35,000 at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale in 2020 when offered by Amarina Farm. Rubick begun his stud career at Coolmore Australia and relocated to Swettenham Stud last year when he stood for a fee of $27,500 (inc GST). His progeny are headed by Everest (1200m) winner Yes Yes Yes.
Sold via our @inglis_sales Classic Yearling draft, @Anderson_Racing’s Rubiquitous (Rubick) wins the Listed Mick Dittman Plate @BrisRacingClub to record his 4th win from just 9 starts - congrats to all the connections!@anz_news @TDNAusNZ @SwettenhamStud @RaceQLD @BreedingRacing pic.twitter.com/BLBVBWowVa
— Amarina Farm (@amarina_farm) April 23, 2022
Ten for Reward For Effort
Champagne Dreams (3 f ex Katella Bubbles by Johannesburg) won the Redelva Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at Morphettville on Saturday, handing Reward For Effort (Exceed And Excel) his tenth stakes winner. The filly, who finished second last start int he Typhoon Tracy (Gr 3, 1200m) at Moonee Valley on February 25, beat Manhattan Times (Manhattan Rain) by a length and a half. Reward For Effort relocated from Chatswood Stud to Larneuk Stud when Chatswood Stud closed and was euthanised following complications from surgery last November.
Pop the cork! A $15,000 buy by Finniss Lodge at the 2020 Adelaide @mmsnippets, Reward For Effort filly Champagne Dreams has captured 1st stakes victory in the Listed Redelva S. at @Morphettville. Champagne Dreams has won 4 from 10 & over $200k in stakes. #ItPaysToBuyAustralian pic.twitter.com/B14eU3iZpX
— Aushorse (@Aushorse_TBA) April 23, 2022
36 for Tavistock
The late Cambridge Stud stallion Tavistock (Montjeu) sired his 36th stakes winner when Pinarello (3 g ex Zonza by Zabeel) took the Championship Stakes (Gr 2, 2100m) at Pukekohe. The gelding, who was last seen finishing fifth in the New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) on March 5, scored a two and a half length victory over Titled (Exceed And Excel) and took his record to three wins and two placings in six starts.
Pinarello goes BANG and wins the Group 2 @TrelawneyStudNZ Championship Stakes @PukekohePark for @Kingsclere_Nz & Leith Innes pic.twitter.com/g7ihqQgMvw
— TAB Racing (@TAB_Racing) April 23, 2022
Four for Vespa
Vespa (Elusive City) notched up stakes winner number four when Carolina Reaper (4 m ex Bonney Pepper by Fastnet Rock) beat favourite, Brando (Savabeel), in the Easter Handicap (Gr 3, 1600m) at Pukekohe on Saturday. Carolina Reaper is out of the Fastnet Rock (Danehill) mare Bonney Pepper and was purchased by her co-trainer Graham Richardson for NZ$12,000 from the draft of Wellfield Lodge at Karaka Book 2 in 2019. Carolina Reaper is the first Group winner for Vespa who has also produced the Listed winning trio Mackenzie Lad, Chokito and Wakari.
Carolina Reaper picks them up and puts them away in the Group 3 Manco Easter Handicap @PukekohePark for @RRacingStables and @ashving98 pic.twitter.com/0ZUuxnM2dO
— TAB Racing (@TAB_Racing) April 23, 2022
Ten for Redwood
Sharp 'n' Smart (2 g ex Queen Margaret by Swiss Ace) broke his maiden in Saturday's Champagne Stakes (Listed, 1600m) at Pukekohe, becoming the tenth stakes winner for Westbury Stud's Redwood (High Chaparral). A NZ$55,000 Karaka Book 2 purchase by Rogerson Bloodstock from the draft of Westbury Stud, Sharp 'n' Smart beat Waitak (Proisir) by a head with that pair well clear of Mr Maestro (Savabeel) who finished in third.
Sharp 'N' Smart just grabs the favourite Waitak on the line to win the Listed 2yo Champagne Stakes for Team Rogerson & Jockey @MattCameron23 @PukekohePark pic.twitter.com/vZ8vzmFyqP
— TAB Racing (@TAB_Racing) April 23, 2022
Five for Ghibellines
In winning Saturay's Warstep Stakes (Listed, 2000m) at Riccarton Park, Burgie (3 f ex Norah by Gallant Guru) became the fifth stakes winner for White Robe Lodge's Ghibellines (Shamardal). Unplaced in three prior starts at stakes level, Burgie scored a half length victory over Belle Of The Ball (Savabeel) with favourite Reputabelle (Pins) third. Burgie was bred and is raced by the Anderton family who own White Robe Lodge.
Burgie for @WRLStud takes out the Listed @KarakaChat Warstep Stakes & ridden by Terry Moseley who makes it 3 wins on the card at Riccarton pic.twitter.com/UJm2ujdHXD
— TAB Racing (@TAB_Racing) April 23, 2022
